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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2011
Kenji Hori, Anjo, JP;
Hiroshi Watanabe, Obu, JP;
Yoshimasa Asano, Kariya, JP;
Masumi Nishikawa, Toyoake, JP;
Kenji Hori, Anjo, JP;
Hiroshi Watanabe, Obu, JP;
Yoshimasa Asano, Kariya, JP;
Masumi Nishikawa, Toyoake, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A movable grille shutter for a vehicle includes a fin adapted to be provided at a grille opening portion and being operated so as to freely open or close the grille opening portion through which ambient air is taken in, a drive source for driving the fin, a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a driving force from the drive source to the fin and a flexible member being linked to the driving force transmitting mechanism and being deformed for operating the fin to open the grille opening portion in a case where a load that is equal to or more than a predetermined value is acted thereon.